MON GIRL Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

The photo was taken in Kanchanaburi which is a province along the Myanmar border in the West some 130 kilometers from Bangkok. The attractions of Kanchanaburi are the historic railway bridge built by the Japanese during WW II, scenic Kwae Yai and Kwae Noir Rivers, cave shrines, Buddhist monasteries, hill tribe villages. The girl comes from the tribe called MON which consists of refuges from Burma who live in very basic and pure conditions but still are enjoying life. The forefathers of the Mon tribe moved to Ratchaburi during the first Rattanakosin period and lived beside the Mae Klong River . Even now ,they continue to follow their old tradition of paying respect to the household spirits, and the spirits of their ancestors. They are also very serious about their Buddhist religion, believing that they were the first race to bring Buddhism from India.

The Mon's most important ceremony is called "Songkran Cho Mon" or "Mon New Year", and is usually held about one week after Thai Songkran. They have many interesting games, most notably "Mon Saba" which is a pitch-and-toss game. I think it is wonderful to know such great culture and these friendly people who do not have much but still are very open and ready to invite You for tea.

faubry, leo61, Wanda1, clio, gracious, patdeph, gabrielpat, Floydian, robiuk, papagolf21, everlasting, jcdurka1, Anna--, jorgi, g_panakia, dareco has marked this note useful

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leo61 (43816) 2008-10-06 10:09

Hi Agnieszka!
Great portrait of this young girl .You positioned her perfect and I like here bored or maybe sad expression.Good lightmanagement and nice warm tones.
Regards,Leo

Wanda1 (11015) 2008-10-06 10:18

Hi Agnieszka,
Lovely little girl so absorbed in whatever has captured her attention. I really like your composition off centre and with the poles dividing the frame, and the clarity of the focus on her is excellent.
Regards
Wanda

scalerman (25787) 2008-10-06 10:21

Agnieszka: great portrait, note. I noticed the Burmese flavor of the image right off - with the thanaka mud on the kid's face. Sharp and expressive,c

clio (23123) 2008-10-06 10:29

Bonjour Agnieszka,
Charming portrait. Very beautiful light. The division of the photo with these wooden fragments gives a beautiful originality of composition. I like the dreamy glance of the child.
Congratulations
Diane

gracious (20017) 2008-10-06 10:35

Hello Agnieszka,
Excellent portrait of this beautiful MON girl with the puriest innocent look over here face!
very good dof in perfect sharpness, warm colouration and superb details!
most important is the useful and informative notes that comes this beutiful image
well done with thanks
Tony

gabrielpat (6553) 2008-10-06 11:14

hi Agneska,
very nice portrait with an interesting note too. thanks.

jurek1951 (26162) 2008-10-06 13:40

Witaj Agnieszka,
ladny portrecik,a i modelka pozuje ladnie,naturalnie,super kolorystyka,pozdrawiam
Jurek

robiuk (10763) 2008-10-06 14:42

Hi Agnieszka,
another example of excellent control of light and superb
timing (not to mention how well composed this shot is).
Wonderful colours and interesting face expression.
Well done!
Robi

Floydian (30970) 2008-10-07 0:37

Dear Agnieszka,
When i was in Kanchanaburi i saw a lot of beautiful people, but none as beautiful as this girl...what a beauty, what a perfect face, so smooth, so soft and brought by you in superb dark skintones.
Those eyes, the pose, your framing, it all fits wonderful in here. A kind of question mark on her forehead, funny but nice detail.
You did a great job here...what glass did you used, must be something good because the picture looks damn good..!!!
Regards, Henk

papagolf21 (56765) 2008-10-07 0:45

Bonjour, chère Agnieszka,
Ce n'est pas la lumière qui manque à notre regard, c'est notre regard qui manque de lumière.
[Gustave Thibon]
Très joli portrait, vous avez su saisir les pensées profondes de cette jeune enfant. Un cadrage parfaitement pensé. Très belle composition.
Amitiés.
Philippe

marietom (32084) 2008-10-07 2:23

hello Agnieszka,

Joli regard, de cette petite fille qui semble bien pensive. Très belle composition, aussi, dans une belle lumière.
Bonne journée
Marie

faubry (32429) 2008-10-07 2:24

good evening Agniezska, very nice portrait in light,i like these big eyes in dream,, superb photo
where are you now??
soon
francine

dvlazar (6488) 2008-10-07 2:38

Hi Agnieszka - I love your portrait - it's full of Myanmar character. I like the earthy tones, and the framing with the cross shaped structure. Great quality all round!
Dave

patdeph (18348) 2008-10-07 3:38

hello Agnieska
superb portrait of this lovely girl!I like her her dreaming eyes,and there is a wonderful harmony of colours enhanced by a very beautiful light!This is perfectly framed,I like very much!
Best regards
Pascale...

delkoo (34810) 2008-10-07 3:47

hi agnieszka,

i'm a lover of these pictures, full of emotions and technically very well managed and handled, she is completely lost in her thoughts.

best regards
didier

everlasting (10942) 2008-10-07 6:48

lovely portrait Agnieszka, one that i would like in my gallery:)
her skin tones are superb, and your framing and POV is spot on.
I like her question mark tanakah - maybe she is puzzled:)
Nice work!

brandstaetter (14434) 2008-10-07 6:49

Hi Agnieszka,
this one is shot in high definition, crystal clear, perfect focus,
compliments, chris

jcdurka1 (1940) 2008-10-10 3:39

Great portrait enhance very well by the use of the flash, I like the little light on the eyes of the girl. I like also the dark part on the right of the picture that open the glance.
JC

Anna-- (7741) 2008-10-11 2:21

Ciao Agnieszka,
lovely portrait and wonderful attitude of the pretty little girl. Excellent technical realization and great quality.
Have a nice weekend
Anna

Ber (7576) 2008-10-11 13:22

uroczy model, z mina pelna przejecia... ciekawy portret
pozdr

jorgi (3804) 2008-10-14 0:15

Hi Agnieszka,

you have skills I lack of completelly. Skills to capture the innocence of childs expresion. This photo, this motive is absolutely beautiful. And I mean beautiful in most essential way. Her dark eyes, serious look and such a warm gentle light...all together make most wonderful compliment to her and for the photographer providing photo of highest quality and great sense how to capture the expression.

Warm regards,
Jeri

g_panakia (4004) 2008-10-22 5:32

hi Agnieszka again,
excellent moment captured!!!perfect pov and excellent control of the light...what impressed me more is the girl's beautiful and innocent eyes!!
tfs!
georgia

dareco (17104) 2008-11-06 19:34

Another really beautiful portrait. I love the lighting and colors and this little ones expression. A little doll! :) TFS